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* '''[[January 22|22]]''' - The ''New York Times Book Review'' publishes [[W.H. Auden]]'s review of ''[[The Return of the King]]'': "[[At the End of the Quest, Victory]]". | * '''[[January 22|22]]''' - The ''New York Times Book Review'' publishes [[W.H. Auden]]'s review of ''[[The Return of the King]]'': "[[At the End of the Quest, Victory]]". | ||
* '''?''' - [[Diana Glyer]] is born. | * '''?''' - [[Diana Glyer]] is born. | ||
==February== | ==February== | ||
* '''[[February 5|5]]''' - Dan Wickenden gives a positive review of [[The Return of the King]] in the ''New York Herald Tribune'' titled "Notable Allegorical Trilogy Comes to Triumphant End". | * '''[[February 5|5]]''' - Dan Wickenden gives a positive review of [[The Return of the King]] in the ''New York Herald Tribune'' titled "Notable Allegorical Trilogy Comes to Triumphant End". | ||
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* '''[[March 18|18]]''' - Tolkien writes a letter to a Mr Sam Gamgee ([[letter 184]]). | * '''[[March 18|18]]''' - Tolkien writes a letter to a Mr Sam Gamgee ([[letter 184]]). | ||
* '''[[March 19|19]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 185]]. | * '''[[March 19|19]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 185]]. | ||
==April== | ==April== | ||
* '''[[April 3|3]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 188]]. | * '''[[April 3|3]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 188]]. | ||
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* '''[[July 26|26]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 191]]. | * '''[[July 26|26]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 191]]. | ||
* '''[[July 27|27]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 192]]. | * '''[[July 27|27]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 192]]. | ||
==September== | |||
*'''[[September 19|19]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Terence Tiller 19 September 1956|a letter to Terence Tiller]]. | |||
==November== | ==November== | ||
* '''[[November 2|2]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 193]]. | * '''[[November 2|2]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 193]]. | ||
* '''[[November 6|6]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 194]]. | * '''[[November 6|6]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 194]]. | ||
==December== | ==December== | ||
* '''[[December 15|15]]''' - Linguist [[Patrick H. Wynne]] is born. | * '''[[December 15|15]]''' - Linguist [[Patrick H. Wynne]] is born. | ||
Revision as of 00:36, 31 October 2010
Tolkien-related events that took place in 1956.
January
- 1 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to a fan.
- 14 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 180.
- 22 - The New York Times Book Review publishes W.H. Auden's review of The Return of the King: "At the End of the Quest, Victory".
- ? - Diana Glyer is born.
February
- 5 - Dan Wickenden gives a positive review of The Return of the King in the New York Herald Tribune titled "Notable Allegorical Trilogy Comes to Triumphant End".
March
- 2 - J.R.R. Tolkien examines Brian Miller's thesis on the Middle English Dame Sirith.
- 13 - J.R.R. Tolkien receives a letter from a Sam Gamgee – from Tooting.
- 18 - Tolkien writes a letter to a Mr Sam Gamgee (letter 184).
- 19 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 185.
April
- 3 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 188.
- 8 - Jim Piddock, who would voice Bilbo Baggins and Elrond in Vivendi's game The Fellowship of the Ring, is born.
- 11 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 189.
June
- 18 - Dominic Guard, who would voice Pippin in Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings, is born.
- 19 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 198.
July
- 3 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 190.
- 26 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 191.
- 27 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 192.
September
- 19 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Terence Tiller.
November
- 2 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 193.
- 6 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 194.
December
- 15 - Linguist Patrick H. Wynne is born.
?
- ? - Marquette University purchases Tolkien manuscripts for 1,500 pounds sterling.
- ? - Inger Edelfeldt, Swedish author and illustrator, is born.
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